- King Lear
- Britisha male homosexualRhyming slang for queer3, with perhaps an allusion to the monarch's madness.
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King Lear — /lear/ a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare. * * * ▪ work by Shakespeare tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare, William), written in 1605–06 and published in a quarto edition in 1608, evidently based on Shakespeare s unrevised … Universalium
King Lear — a play by William Shakespeare about an old king who decides to divide his ↑kingdom among his three daughters according to how much each of them says she loves him. Two daughters, ↑Goneril and ↑Regan, pretend to love him very much, and he divides… … Dictionary of contemporary English
King Lear — King′ Lear′ [[t]lɪər[/t]] n. lit. the protagonist of Shakespeare s tragedy King Lear (1606), the father of Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan … From formal English to slang
King Lear — [lir] n. 1. a tragedy by Shakespeare ( c. 1606) 2. its main character, whose division of his kingdom between his older daughters, Goneril and Regan, and disinheritance of his youngest, Cordelia, lead to civil strife and his own insanity and death … English World dictionary
King Lear — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see King Lear (disambiguation). King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806–1864) King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness… … Wikipedia
King Lear — Le Roi Lear Le Roi Lear Auteur William Shakespeare Genre Tragédie Version originale Titre original King Lear Langue originale Anglais Pays d origine … Wikipédia en Français
King Lear — König Lear und der Hofnarr von William Dyce König Lear (engl. The Tragedy of King Lear) gilt als eine der herausragenden Tragödien aus der Feder William Shakespeares. Das Entstehungsjahr ist mutmaßlich 1605. Das Stück wurde am 26. Dezember 1606… … Deutsch Wikipedia
King Lear — noun the hero of William Shakespeare s tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters • Syn: ↑Lear • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character * * * /lear/ a tragedy (1606) by… … Useful english dictionary
King Lear — n. tragedy by William Shakespeare; hero of King Lear tragedy who was betrayed and abused by two of his conspiring daughters; King Lear Peak, one of the peaks of the Jackson Mountains range in Nevada (USA) … English contemporary dictionary
king lear — Cockney Rhyming Slang 1. Queer (homosexual) e s a bit King Lear. 2. Ear … English dialects glossary
King Lear (disambiguation) — King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.King Lear may also refer to:* King Lear (1984 film), a 1984 television film * King Lear (1987 film), a 1987 drama film * King Lear (1971 film), a 1971 film * King Lear (2008 TV film), an upcoming… … Wikipedia
